Re: [OctDev] Octave-3.6.1 for Windows (VS2008/VS2010) available

[Michael Goffioul]

On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Tatsuro MATSUOKA <address@hidden> wrote:
> --- On Sat, 2012/3/3, Michael Goffioul wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've uploaded binary installers for octave-3.6.1 compiled with Visual
>> Studio 2008/2010. These are available from:
>>
>> VS2008: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45539519/octave-3.6.1-vs2008-setup.exe
>> VS2010: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45539519/octave-3.6.1-vs2010-setup.exe
>>
>> To install, simply download the executable, run it and follow the
>> installer instructions.
>>
>> These binaries contains (most of these are optional and can be
>> deselected during the installation procedure):
>> - octave 3.6.1
>> - all required dependencies
>> - 72 packages from octave-forge
>> - ATLAS 3.8.4 single-threaded and multi-threaded (2 threads)
>> - QtHandles
>> - experimental octave GUI (compiled from hg gui branch)
>> - gnuplot 4.4.4
>>
>> Note that these binaries do not contain the Visual C++ compiler. They
>> also do not contain the corresponding VC++ runtime DLL. You can
>> download them separately from MS download website. These are also
>> installed automatically when you install the Visual C++ compiler.
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> Michael.
>>
> Great job!
>
> I have install vs2008 version because PC in my home VC2008 Express Edition is 
> installed.
>
> pkg list tells
> Package Name  | Version | Installation directory
> --------------+---------+-----------------------
>        java  |   1.2.8 | ...\Octave-3.6.1\share\octave\packages\java-1.2.8
>
> Only Java package is found.

This is the only package selected by default during installation (it's
selected if Java is detected on the target system). You have to select
packages explicitly during installation.

> I have tried to execute but could not start up due to missing  phonon4.dll.

Oops, I missed that dependency (it's required by QtWebkit). I'll
correct that early next week.

Michael.